45.1% —
Higher than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Religion in Greater Adelaide
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Greater Adelaide report having no religion, making it far more likely for residents to be non-religious than the national average. This shift is part of a growing trend, with the number of people claiming no faith rising significantly over the last few years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.1% of residents have no religion, a figure that rose 9.0 percentage points since 2016 and is well above the Australian average. Other common faiths include Christianity at 39.8%, Islam at 2.8%, Hinduism at 2.7%, and Buddhism at 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Greater Adelaide, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 44.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.6%
- Anglican 7.0%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Orthodox 3.0%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/religion